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noyade

/nwaˈjaːd/ UK
/nwɑˈjɑd/ US

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From French noyade.

noun noyades

historical A murder by drowning, especially one of those carried out during the French Reign of Terror. By degrees, daylight itself witnesses Noyades: women and men are tied together, feet and feet, hands and hands; and flung in: this they call Mariage Républicain, Republican Marriage.

verb noyades · noyading · noyaded

historical, nonce word, obsolete To murder by drowning, especially during the French Reign of Terror.

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@misc{noyade_2026,
  title = {noyade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noyade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}